North Barrow and Weenen Commonages Amendment Act 29 of 1913

North Barrow and Weenen Commonages Amendment Act, 1913 [No. 29 of 1913]

Act

to authorise the resumption of the North Barrow Townlands in the province of Natal and to amend in certain respects Act 12 of 1900 of the same province.\

Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate and the House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa, as follows:-

Resumption of North Barrow townlands.

1. Notwithstandingg anything contained in Act No. 35 of 1904 of Natal or any other law relating to commonages in force in that Province, the whole of the lands known as the North Barrow townlands shall be and are hereby resumed by the Crown and may be disposed of in the same manner as, and subject to any conditions under which, Crown land in the Province of Natal may lawfully be disposed of.

Disposition of lots on Weenen commonage.

2. Notwithstanding anything contained in Act No. 12 of 1900 of Natal, the Governor-General may dispose of lots laid out in accordance with that Act on the commonage of Weenen in the same manner as, and subject to any conditions under which Crown land in that Province may lawfully be disposed of : Provided that no such lot shall be disposed of unless, in the opinion of the land board constituted under Act No. 12 of 1912 for the said Province, the lot is unsuitable as an irrigable holding. The question whether the lost is so unsuitable shall be referred to the said board for report.

Repeal of Law No. 2 of 1875.

Law No. 2 of 1875 of Natal shall be and is hereby repealed.

Short title.

This Act may be cited for all purposes as the North Barrow and Ween en Commonages Amendment Act, 1913.

Commencement

19 June 1913